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Already the school choir have been involved in many exciting events.
On Sunday 29th November (after the lights had been switched on in Newark) we took part in the Parish Church Carol Service. The children did an excellent job singing many carols and this saw them even more excited for the events to come.
The 2nd Dec saw the choir take a trip to Costa Coffee near the Odeon cinema where, after many songs and lots of fun, the children were rewarded for all their hard work with hot chocolate provided very kindly by Costa Coffee.
At Wollaton Hall on Sat 5th Dec the weather was bitterly cold but the children didn't let this put them off. While the wind whipped the fake snow into their mouths the children still managed to perform to an amazing standard and all the staff were extremely proud of each and every one of them.
The next event was the children performing on Newark Radio. This went so well and the children sounded so fantastic that the school are now considering producing an album later on in the academic year.
A BIG thank you must be said to all the parents, carers, grandparents and siblings that have supported the choir so far. Your support is very much appreciated and we hope you have enjoyed the shows.
Still to come
13th Dec - Carol service at Charles Street Methodist church 6pm
14th Dec - The senior choir will be at Newark Hospital 1pm
16th Dec - Newark Wharf Christmas Caroling! 6pm
The first round of the Newark Schools' Chess League took place last night at John Blow School in Collingham. Barnby took 4 teams consisting of a mixture of experienced competition veterans and up and coming rookies. In total there were 14 teams at the event from 5 different schools including the chess powerhouses of Sutton on Trent, Holy Trinity & Highfields.
Each team has 4 members who play 3 games during the evening. Points are scored for each win meaning the maximum points available to any team is 12.
At the end of the evening all of the Barnby teams are very well placed to move into the spring round; the 'C' team is in 7th place overall with 6.5 points, the 'D' team are 5th with 8 points, 'A' team in joint 3rd place with 8.5 points and current competition leaders are the 'B' team with an outstanding 11 points out of an available 12!
Individual medals on the evening went to Thomas Carter, Alfie Horne, Nathaniel Cooper, Daniel Pitchford, Toby White & Oliver Birkby for winning all 3 of their matches.
Well done everyone for a great performance.